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The 1988 Fleer Baseball Card Set

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Derek’s (Re)collections As a fan of the Fleer design for the first five years that I collected baseball cards, the 1988 Fleer design stands out in a negative way to me. It was a bland, boring, by-the-book choice which in…

1988 Donruss Roberto Alomar
Collectibles

The 1988 Donruss Baseball Card Set

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Derek’s (Re)collections A half-decade of innovative design came to a screeching halt as the 1988 Donruss offering featured a rather bland format on the card fronts. The photography remained on par with previous efforts but the border and overall layout…